2018 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon [TP95][WE90]

Producer: Jordan Winery 
Region: Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California 
Blend: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot; 2% Malbec 
Year: 2018 

Tasting Panel, 95 Points 

"Elegant, plush blue fruit melds with satin-lined tannins as violets, cassis, fig, beet root, and hazelnut contribute richness. This is an Alexander Valley blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, and 2% Malbec with a French accent, tasting of terroir as much as it does sunshine and power. Aged in 100% French oak for 13 months (35% new and 65% one-year-old barrels)." 

Wine Enthusiast, 90 Points 

"Blending in 11% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec, this elegant wine displays the great conditions of the vintage, allowing blackberry fruit, fig, cedar and a note of dark chocolate to mingle over a medium-bodied palate of refined tannin and oak." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Rich aromas of ripe black cherry, Mission fig, and dark chocolate mingle with a spice box of clove and nutmeg. The palate is filled with flavors of juicy blackberry and boysenberry that are enveloped in silky tannins, showing complexity beyond its years. Enticing flavors of fresh vanilla bean and hazelnut carry through a velvety richness that lingers on the finish. Enjoy now after decanting for 45 minutes or cellar through 2038." 

Alcohol: 13.8% 

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